Federal appellate judges Samuel Alito and Michael Luttig are reportedly at the top of President Bush’s list of possible US Supreme Court nominees to replace the withdrawn Harriet Miers as the President reconsiders the nomination at Camp David this weekend. Republicans have said Bush’s short list is similar to the one he reviewed before he […]
A telephone scam that attempts to gather personal information by claiming the person failed to report for jury duty has been reported by several courts around the country, the Supreme Court announced today. The reports note that the callers represent themselves as court employees, assert that the person has failed to report for jury duty, […]
Jackson Superior Judge Frank Guthrie, 57, a Democrat, has notified Gov. Mitch Daniels that he’ll resign after nearly 30 years on the bench, effective Dec. 3. The Jackson County Tribune has more, including speculation that possible replacements include Rodney Farrow, who serves as attorney for the Jackson County Board of Commissioners, and Jackson County Prosecutor […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article titled, “The ‘Wrong Kind of Indian?’” It is the most comprehensive and thorough piece yet on a bitter, public dispute among faculty at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis. Among other things it features IndyLaw Net, a weblog I founded in August 2003.
A project to boost the efficiency of Indiana’s jury service will go online in January, allowing court administrators to reach a wider cross-section of society and avoid sending jury summons to the wrong addresses. The Associated Press reports: Currently, nearly half of the addresses used to call Hoosiers to jury duty are incorrect — a […]
The Indiana Supreme Court released its opinion in Aaron Reemer v. State of Indiana (pdf). We hold that expert witnesses or laboratory results are not required to prove the composi-tion of an over-the-counter or prescription drug when it is found in an unaltered state and its weight and contents are described in the required labeling.
The President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform has released the PowerPoint Presentation of its October 18 meeting, including simplified draft tax forms.
The New York Times continues with its health care series today with a piece examining the high cost of health care, even for those with insurance. The Times reports: Never have patients had so many medical options to extend, enrich or alter their lives. But these new options are expensive, and with them has come […]
The Post-Tribune reports: A Merrillville personal injury lawyer was publically reprimanded by the Indiana Supreme Court for growing more than 30 grams of marijuana in his Center Township home. J. Robert Vegter, of 189 Woodside Lane, Sylvan Manor, pleaded guilty in December to a misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana, receiving a one-year sentence with […]
Bob Kasarda of the Northwest Indiana News reports: After several years of planning and discussion, officials in Porter County are going ahead with the creation of a drug court. The court, which is expected to start up sometime after the first of the year, will offer qualified individuals the opportunity to wipe their records clean […]
